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view to Mt Lincoln

Twin Range, November 2006

Took advantage of a rare weekend that wasn't booked with holiday parties to hit the mountains. All the snow had melted and the streams were high, but we got a hard frost on our second day.
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you should see an image here Driving through Franconia Notch, we noticed these oddly clinging clouds on Cannon Mountain.
you should see an image here This was the first crossing of the Little River - higher than normal due to recent rains.
you should see an image here One way to get across...
you should see an image here From North Twin, a view to the Presidential Range.
you should see an image here Same spot, different framing.
you should see an image here And a view to Franconia Ridge shortly afterward.
you should see an image here Galehead Mountain disappears in the clouds as seen from the North Twin Spur Trail.
you should see an image here Our next stop will be South Twin, here visible during a brief parting of the clouds..
you should see an image here At this altitude frost was forming rapidly.
you should see an image here Getting closer to South Twin.
you should see an image here Another view to the Presidential Range.
you should see an image here Summit of South Twin. Presidentials in background again.
you should see an image here Same spot.
you should see an image here A view of Mt Lincoln as the sun begins to sink.
you should see an image here Next morning, we're on the summit of Bond, looking over West Bond at Franconia Ridge.
you should see an image here This day was cloudier, we could barely see the Presidentials.
you should see an image here New frost on some twigs - surprisingly large crystals.
you should see an image here This is the summit of Guyot. The clouds had enwrapped us by then.
you should see an image here Frost-covered krummholz on Guyot.
you should see an image here Frost-covered trees on the Twinway between Guyot and South Twin.
you should see an image here Not a great photo, but this is a boreal chickadee who paid us a visit.
you should see an image here There was no view from South Twin, so I photographed the frost on the alpine plants instead.
you should see an image here More frost, approaching North Twin.
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